6 Stations

Black Acrylic Glass-

This image was created by taking a few pieces of ice and laying them on a piece of acrylic glass. Some of the materials needed to create this image would be a camera with a nice lens, preferably a 50 mm, black acrylic glass, and a few pieces of ice.

Water Drop-

This photo was created by dropping a colored liquid on a black piece of something and having a black backdrop. For this image you would need paint, a camera and a black back drop. You might also need a pretty nice lens, preferably a macro.

Light Wheel Painting-

This Photo was created by a man spinning a wheel in his hangs that have lights attached to the wheel. For this photo you would need a wheel and lights attached to it, a camera and set the camera with a long shutter speed.

Lighting Photos

Peer Review

http://brendasphotoblog.blogspot.com

1) The picture i like the best is the dog smirking. I like this one the most because the dog is smiling and dogs don't do that. 

2) Out of all of the photos she posted there were none that I didn't like. 

3) I love all of the photos because the colors in the photos pop. I also love the photos because none of them are blurry and the picture is near perfect. 

4) One area that she can improve in is her depth of field concept because when she shot the architecture photo the area of focus was too deep. 

5) I think she did the best portraying things because the dog doesn't look like a dog but more of a thing.

6) I think she did  a great job portraying all of the topics, Therefor there were no bad photos. 

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Peer review 1st Semester

 Places

 People

 Best overall

 Things

Wildcard

Lighting Practice

                                   

 Butterfly

Loop

 Rembrant

Split

5 Websites

http://petapixel.com/2015/01/01/projector-brought-forest-turns-nature-glowing-wonderland/

If you looked at a video, please do the following:

a. Describe what you saw in the video.

In the video there were projectors set up to show that the forrest in a different perspective. that perspective was almost light show like.
b. Try to figure out who made the video. If it was a photographer look them up on google and see if you can learn more about them. 

There is no official name of the person who crated the pictures and videos.
c. If there is a story about the video on the website, paraphrase it in 2-3 sentences.

d. What did you learn new? I learned a new way of photography, that was is almost artificial. 

http://petapixel.com/2014/12/19/disorienting-beauty-spiral-staircases-old-abandoned-buildings/


a. Why did you pick this photo?
I chose this photo because the staircase never stops. I like the curiosity it brings from the viewer.
b. What rules of photography do you see in the photo?
Lines, symmetry, rule of thirds
c. Who took the photo?
Christian Richter

http://blog.ted.com/2014/10/07/how-to-create-a-killer-timelapse-with-joe-capra/

a. Describe what you saw in the video.

In the video i watched some very long time lapses. Some ranges from minutes to hours.
b. Try to figure out who made the video. If it was a photographer look them up on google and see if you can learn more about them. There is no direst name to the maker of the video.
c. If there is a story about the video on the website, paraphrase it in 2-3 sentences.

d. What did you learn new?

I learned that there is more than just movement of people and things in time lapses, there is lapses of nature which is truly beautiful. 

a. This website gave some tips on modeling. They mainly say that when modeling, you can't be so stiff, you should always be chaining positions, and to move your body parts asymmetrically.
b. I can use these tips in class for whenever we're doing studio.
c. This didn't expand my knowledge on an Adobe program.

Final Exam

1. Reflecting upon this first semester, what do you think is the most important thing you have learned? Please use details and please tell me WHY you think this. Coming into this class i had no idea how to play around in manual mode and raw and i am very pleased with my success on both of those topics. i Am very excited to learn those two things because that is what all of our assignments have to be in. i couldn't ever figure out how to change the aperture and still get the picture to come out lighted enough to see.

2. What is one thing that you wish we had spent more time on? Again please use details and tell me WHY. I wish we could've focused more on landscape, because every photo we took was admiring the earth or work that someone had done.

3. Lightroom is a pretty powerful tool and I know we have only touched parts of it, what are two things you would like to either spend more time on, or what function do need more training on? If you need to open Lightroom you should do so, please try to get the correct name for the controls you are talking about. I would like to spend more time on the blemish remover tool. I would like to learn how to remove large marks on the face and learn how to make myself look not as ugly. I would also like to learn how to use the tone curve. i honest lave no idea what it does.

4. This semester I pushed really hard to finish as much of the required curriculum that I wanted to cover that models the ACC assignments. We are four assignments short of finishing but 2 of them will be done in class, so we did well to get as much done as we did. With that being said, do you feel the work load is acceptable for this class? Please tell me WHY? Yes i believe that the amount of work we are receiving is good because we all took this class to learn about cameras and take better photos, so doing the work should never be a problem.

4A. If you have struggled to keep up with the assignments (and I know who you are, so please be honest), please tell me what caused you to fall behind? Please be specific and also please be realistic with your answers. If you didn't struggle, you do not need to answer this question, move on to #5. I am a diligent worker, bit i sometime fall behind. This semester i fell a little behind because I'm in some other really hard classes but i can keep up.

5. So far, what was your favorite assignment/photo shoot that we did? Please include details of why this was your favorite and what parts of the task that made it your favorite. My favorite project would have to all of the free shoots because it gives us all an opportunity to show you our favorite form of photography.

6. Which assignment was the most difficult for you to understand/complete? Again, please be specific and include details of why it was that way for you. The event shoots were very complicated because it made us find an outside of school event to take pictures.

7. Which topic listed above are you the most excited about? Be sure to explain why. I am most excited about the field trips because we get to leave school.

8. Are there any photography related topics that you want to know more about, but you don't see covered above and that we haven't touched on this semester? I would like to do the steel wool photography soon.

9. What are you photographic goals for the future? Do you see yourself going to college specifically for photography? Do you want to learn more about your collegiate options specifically for photography?
Some of my photographic goals is to do senior portraits for someone. I would love to see the excitement on their face after I am done with the process.

10. One thing I haven't spent much time on, and that isn't in my plans is about equipment, do you think that we need to spend a little time talking about photography equipment? If you answer yes to this question? Is there anything in specific you want to know? What types of things should I prepare to share with you in regards to equipment. No i think you are doing an amazing job dude.

11. Post your best/favorite photo that you took of the semester.  

12. Finally, since this is the first semester of teaching this class here at Bowie, what suggestions do you have for me about how this semester has gone, what I could be doing better. What suggestions do you have to improve any part of this class? For example, you could tell me about student/teacher relations, student/student relations, the content we are covering, the lesson plans themselves, the structure of the formal assignments, the directions for event and free shoots, etc. I am open to anything. Part of my job is to make this a positive experience, yet it is also an educational opportunity for all of you and the other part of my job is to teach you new skills. I have nothing to say about your teaching. I think you are doing an amazing job.